ITOPF: Consequences of an methanol spill in the marine environment
ITOPF has published a report focusing on methanol as an alternative marine fuel, highlighting the unique impacts associated with the fuel’s properties.
According to the report “Fate, Behaviour, Potential Damage & Liabilities Arising from a Spill of Methanol in the Marine Environment”, the Standard European Behaviour Classification (SEBC) categorises methanol as a dissolver that evaporates (DE). During an incident, methanol’s hazards will be the drivers for the first actions and emergency response, followed by specific actions linked to its behaviour classification.
When spilled into the marine environment, methanol would float, rapidly spreading on the sea surface and dissolving into the
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